Hawken - Shooty Mech Game

Hawken is a multiplayer mech combat game. The focus is on creating an intense and enjoyable battle experience that captures the feeling of piloting a heavy war machine while keeping the action fast-paced and strategic.

I'm pretty excited about this, it looks great and other than Armored Core the Mech genre has been pretty dead recently. This and Trenched could revive it (but probably won't).

This looks very interesting. The visual and sound design are some of the best I've seen and heard in a long time. I love the weighty feel of the mechs in the first person perspective, although they do seem a little floaty in the cinematic trailer. If they can get this right I'm in!

When did this start production, as I'm guessing D9 was an inspiration of sorts, with the fast paced mech comparisons, and the "boom" from the battleship engines(?) which sounds eerily similar ? Could've been lifted straight from the film. Also, from 2:00+ there's a point where the mech powers down, and flips to 3rd person. A disguise/decoy trick perhaps, blending into the scenery ? There's some nice touches in there.....